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Dandelion jelly tastes a bit like honey.

It is true! My youngest took a taste and proclaimed the honey good.

Dandelion Jelly was a fun project to try out. I was a little leery as to how it
would taste so I only made one batch the first time. I didn't want to
use all that sugar and find we really didn't like it.

I had no reason to fear. It is delicious. I made another 2 batches to
have for Christmas gifts. (Uhm..... if you are a relative of
mine pretend you didn't read that.)

There are two sections to this page... first make your Dandelion 'Tea", then make your jelly out of that 'tea'.

How to make dandelion Jelly - First make the "tea"

Pick your flowers. Be sure and pick your dandelions where you know they have not been
sprayed.

Pick at least 10 cups of dandelion blossoms. Just blossoms no stems. (they are bitter)

When we asked our neighbor farmer if we could go out in the
field and pick dandelions. He said sure. Then he looked at me a little
funny! His crazy neighbor lady picking dandelions in his field. :) I gave him a little jar of dandelion jelly as a thank you.

I sent my sons and a visiting friend out picking with a gallon drink
pitcher and they were back in a jiffy. I think their friend probably
though I was a little kooky too! I think I'm getting a reputation!

Reader Tip!

Snip off base of each flower until you have just yellow petals. You
need to end up with 4 cups petals.
I tried several methods of getting the petals. I finally settled on
pinching the flower and using a scissors to cut off the base. This is a
little tedious... ok it is a lot tedious. But it is worth it!

Then I used my fingers to pull off any green parts that were left. It is ok if there are little bits of green.

Next pour boiling water over the petals. Let this sit until room
temperature or overnight if possible. When this has brewed you will have
a darkish yellow dandelion "tea".

Strain the "dandelion tea"
through a coffee filter or or jelly bag to remove all petals. Add
additional water if needed to measure the correct amount of liquid for
your recipe. Liquid or Powdered pectin. Directions for both are given
below.

Quick live replay of a video I did where I explain more about making the "tea".

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